mangrove

noun

man·grove ˈman-ˌgrōv

ˈmaŋ-

: any of a genus (Rhizophora, especially R. mangle of the family Rhizophoraceae) of tropical maritime trees or shrubs that send out many prop roots and form dense masses important in coastal land building and as foundations of unique ecosystems

: any of numerous trees (as of the genera Avicennia of the acanthus family or Sonneratia of the family Lythraceae) with growth habits like those of the true mangroves

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Agents found mangrove leaves inside the boat, mangrove branch scratches on its right side, green plant matter transfer on its Bimini top and fresh gelcoat damage to the starboard bottom of the boat, which led authorities to suspect it had been involved in smuggling humans. —

Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025 Seventh Grader Lands Two Record-Size Fish in One Day In January, Florida 12-year-old Julia Bernstein caught both a state-record cobia and a state-record mangrove snapper while fishing the Florida Keys. —

Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2025 Plants like the buttonwood mangrove, a frontline tree in these shorefront forests, are priorities. —

Noah Lederman, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2024 In recent years though, the county has revived native wildlife habitat and created beaches on the 86-acres island, as well as reefs, dunes and mangrove wetlands. —

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